I was not an easy kid; I know that very well.  My parents really had their work cut out for them, especially by the time I hit my teen years—attitude for days. My dad and I argued quite a bi...

I am not a parent. While I may I have ideas about what kind of parent I’ll be someday, I know that I really can’t plan on being any kind of parent. As the saying goes, “There is no such thing a...

My father was a quiet man.  That isn’t to say he couldn’t carry a conversation.  Maybe a better description is private, not good at expressing the emotional stuff.  This doesn’t mean...